Truth,
alone, does not make one free. Truth only makes you free if you know
it.

Believing
the truth is not enough. As the saying goes, “seeing is believing.”
But “believing” is not the same as knowing. Believing requires
faith. Knowing does not. In fact, I have often been told that “you
can’t believe your eyes?”

Belief
is dependant on the credibility of the source. It really does matter
from whom you receive your information.

Eve
believed the Truth. In fact, she was a “woman of the Word”
quoting
to the serpent what it was that Adam had told her that God had said.
Eve had heard the truth, but she didn’t know it. That is why she
was such a sitting duck for the serpent. She could only repeat what
someone else (Adam) had told her. She had no real first-hand knowledge
of what she claimed to believe.

That
is where most Americans find themselves. We are merely the victim of
what others have told us. What if our guides are blind? Jesus told us
that a blind
guide would cause everyone to end up in a ditch.

To
quote Ronald Reagan, “It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant.
It's just that they believe so many things that aren't so.” The
same can be said of “conservatives.”

One
of the hardest things to get through someone’s skull is the idea
that what they believe may not actually be true.

Paul
said we must KNOW the truth…not just believe it.

Look
at the mess we are in today. Is it possible that we have been taught
things that are not true?

They
tell us that:

•
There is a separation between the church and the state.• Religion and politics do not mix.• We should keep our religion to ourselves.• There is no such thing as absolute truth.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
Man is destroying the environment.• That man is making global temperatures rise.
• That “going green’ will save the
world.• That burning coal will destroy the ozone.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
An unborn baby is not a person.• That an unborn baby cannot feel pain.• That abortion will make “the problem”
go away.• That a baby’s life is a mother’s
choice.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
The Supreme Court has the final say on all laws.• The Supreme Court’s decisions are law.• The Supreme Court is unbiased.• In America, the Supreme Court is wiser than
the Supreme Being.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
Our elections are honest.• No one is above the law.• Personal liberty must yield to government sovereignty.• Ron Paul is crazy.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
God does not judge nations.• God loves everyone.• God does not get angry with sinners.• Jehovah and Allah are the same God.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
Our schools are doing a good job of educating our children.• Secular education does not affect the spiritual
condition of a child.• College is worth the exorbitant price and worth
the debt.• Parents does not have the right to choose where
their child goes to school.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
Gold and silver is not money.• The economy is getting better.• The dollar is sound.• The banks are solid.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
A person is a Christian if he/she says he/she is one.• Christians should not offend people.• Truth is relative.• Christians are not supposed to judge.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
The Rapture will save us from trouble.• All Christians must tithe to the local church.• Obeying evil government is a Christian’s
duty.• Bill O’Reilly is looking out for you.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
Homosexuality is no worse than any other sin.• Two homosexual parents are healthy for a young
child.• Homosexual behavior is not as dangerous as
smoking.• God honors homosexual marriage.

But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
FEMA camps do not exist.• Martial Law will never be declared.• Talmudic Jews do not control the banks and
the media.• All conspiracy theories are bogus.

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But
what if they are wrong?

They
tell us that:

•
The Chinese are our friends.• All Americans are required to pay income tax.• There are many paths to God.• The God I serve accepts everyone just the way
they are.

But
what if they are wrong?

The
Berean
Christians“searched the scriptures daily to see if what
they had been taught was true.”

Coach Dave Daubenmire, founder
and President of Pass The Salt Ministries www.ptsalt.com
and Minutemen United www.minutemenunited.org,
is host of the high octane Pass The Salt radio show heard in Columbus,
Ohio.

In 1999 Coach Daubenmire was sued by the ACLU
for praying with his teams while coaching high school in Ohio. He now
spends his energy fighting for Christian principles in the public domain.

Believing
the truth is not enough. As the saying goes, “seeing is believing.”
But “believing” is not the same as knowing. Believing requires
faith. Knowing does not. In fact, I have often been told that “you
can’t believe your eyes?”